Episode 116: Listener Meghan P. Returns

Episode 116: Listener Meghan P. Returns

Listener Meghan P. returns to talk about being diagnosed with "Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified" and the hospitalization that resulted from going off of her meds in anticipation of losing her health insurance. She discusses the intense paranoia, her brain feeling "stung" and the belief that she was being filmed for a reality t.v. show everywhere she went. Meghan is the writer/producer/director of the documentary eXtreme, Loyal, Victorious: The Packer Fan Experience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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#214 Therapist Kati Morton

#214 Therapist Kati Morton

The licensed therapist and Paul talk about eating disorders, emotional intimacy and how to support friends/loved ones while also practicing self-care and establishing boundaries. See omnystudio.com/li...

27 Helmi 20152h

#213 Tiffany Haddish

#213 Tiffany Haddish

The comedian/dancer/actor shares about her mother's descent into mental illness (schizophrenia), the abuse she suffered at her hands, the year she spent in the foster care system and the strength she ...

20 Helmi 20152h 8min

#212 Dean Trippe

#212 Dean Trippe

The comic book artist and father talks about the role superheroes have played in helping his imagination and creativity heal the trauma he experienced as a child, and trying to break the cycle of aban...

13 Helmi 20152h 6min

#211 Maggie Mull

#211 Maggie Mull

The 28 year-old writer shares about being unemployed and an only child, her fear of abandonment, being born with club feet, body and sexuality shame and the depression that often makes everything feel...

6 Helmi 20152h 29min

#210 Arianna C

#210 Arianna C

The 40 year-old shares about her traumatic upbringing (incest, religious extremism, abandonment) and the ways her body and mind learned to cope; hallucinating, going numb and following strangers and e...

30 Tammi 20151h 59min

#208 Renee M.

#208 Renee M.

The Hispanic, 31 year-old PhD shares about the downside of raising herself up by her bootstraps; growing up knowing she couldn't depend on her passive mother or gambler father, and now finding her emo...

16 Tammi 20152h 17min

#206 Listener Confessions 2

#206 Listener Confessions 2

Listeners share their deepest darkest struggles and darkly hilarious "awfulsome" moments via email and surveys.  Also a contemplation on the life and death of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn. See omnys...

2 Tammi 20151h 45min

#205 Ian Gutoskie

#205 Ian Gutoskie

The 37 year-old Canadian comic discusses his two psychiatric hospitalizations, his Bipolar II (with rapid cycling), how sports helped him channel his anger about his abusive dad and what he does to st...

26 Joulu 20142h 10min

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